Chapter 7
Recommended BIOS Settings
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24081D—February 2002
AMD-761™ System Controller Software/BIOS Design Guide
Preliminary Information
Registers
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Bits
Description
Initialized/
Required
Value
Actual
Value
Key
fcn( )
Notes
0x0x0x70h
MRO Status/Control
31:19
Reserved
0b
r
18
Self_Ref_En
1b
B
Enable memory self refresh
for S1/S3 states.
17:11
Reserved
0000000b
B
10
PCI pipe enable
1b
B
0 = MRO checks
outstanding read probe
before PCI transactions
1 = MRO pipelines PCI
transactions
9
PCI Block Write Enable
1b
B
0 = BIU does RID/INV
probes, forcing MRO MWQ
to wait for data movement
1 = BIU does NOP/INV probes
for PCI full-block writes
8:0
Reserved
000h
B
0X0X0X80h
Who AM I
31:17
Reserved
00b 000h
r
16
BIU0 present
1b
c
15:8
First AMD Athlon system bus ID
00h
c
7:0
Who AM I
00h
c
KEY:
B= Mandatory BIOS function
A= AGP setup by BIOS
c = Calculated/set by AMD-761™ internal logic
P= Power management setup by BIOS
o = Setup by OS or OS driver
F = Performance enhancement set by BIOS
r = Hardcoded and reserved
u = PCI operational user interface
E = Elective BIOS function